Haven't seen a rules posting lately, but I'm still here....  ;   
      
            A male friend of ours, who was born in one of the ex-USSR countries,   
   introduced us a few weeks ago to his new girlfriend... born in another of the   
   ex-USSR countries.  I hope this relationship lasts because she & I liked each   
   other from the start!  Anyway, she mentioned in conversation that the Russian   
   language has no dialects.  I don't disbelieve it.  But as a native speaker of   
   English I found myself quite surprised by the idea, and as the sort of person   
   who consults various sources I would also like to hear what *you* think.  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)